The Book Soul Chronicles: Godslayer

Chapter 163 Soul Contract

Xuanhe's divine consciousness suddenly appeared within the crystal...

Hyun Hyuk cursed under his breath, "Damn it! I knew this girl was up to something!"

He then calmly surveyed his surroundings. He was standing on the mirror-like water, with a bottomless abyss beneath his feet, a sight that sent chills down his spine. But in front of him, a wall of mist divided the space into light and darkness.

He tried to use his divine sense to see the blurry physical outline, but what Xuanhe found strange was that the fog could actually block his divine sense.

Xuan He thought to himself, "It's strange. Although my cultivation has declined, my spiritual sense is still at the late stage of the Mahayana realm. In addition, with the 'Floating Light Technique,' my spiritual sense is already comparable to that of a Tribulation Transcending cultivator. Yet, I can't move this strange mist even a little bit!"

While Xuanhe was still wondering, he suddenly saw a golden light in the fog, and the light was expanding, looking like two huge glowing beads.

As the eerie mist gradually dissipated, Xuanhe realized that what he saw was not a giant glowing bead at all, but two enormous eyes. The faint outline in the mist was clearly the outline of this giant!

Xuan He was terrified, muttering to himself, "This is an ancient cultivator! No, no, it's... an ancient god! So gods really exist!"

After a moment of distraction, a loud gasp brought him back to his senses!

The ancient god was staring at him. Xuan He looked up and quietly looked at the enormous creature in front of him. He was so small in front of it, but he was not afraid at all!

"Heh!" A soft laugh rang out, and a stream of air carrying a powerful pressure swept towards Xuan He!

Xuanhe did not dodge, but simply turned his head, closed his eyes, and let the air currents swirl his robes as he faced the oppressive aura directly!

He knew that this space was so unfamiliar to him. Although the person in front of him was an avatar of an ancient god, his strength was far inferior to that of the real body. Even if he were at his peak, let alone his current decline in cultivation, he might not be able to withstand a single blow from the other party. He decided to wait and see.

At the same time, he was also curious, "Who exactly is this girl? There is actually an ancient god's avatar in this crystal, and his family members just let her carry it with them!"

A majestic voice boomed, "Guardian! I am Ji Ming, the first guardian of the Xuqing Sect. As a guardian, I will live and die with the sect and never betray it!"

As he finished speaking, crescent-shaped lines appeared on his forehead, with a faint golden light shimmering within them!

Hearing this, Xuan He's lips twitched. He finally understood what this girl was up to. Damn it, he'd been tricked into signing a contract of servitude!

Xuan Heqing was furious, but when he thought that the other party was related to the Xuqing Sect, his anger dissipated by more than half. When he saw that there was a first guardian in front of him, who was also an ancient god, he immediately calmed down!

Having lived for thousands of years, he knew the Xuqing Sect by heart and knew a great deal about it. Even at its peak, he dared not provoke any of the disciples of the Xuqing Sect.

He knew all too well that he had boarded a pirate ship. Although the Xuqing Sect was mysterious and powerful, even at its peak, he only knew a tiny bit about it.

He had never even been to this sect, so he couldn't learn about it. The only thing he knew about was the Blood Pact and Soul Pact, whose power was so great that it was fascinating. However, the Xuqing Sect was too powerful, and no one dared to provoke them. Naturally, no one had obtained this secret technique. But later generations were very clever. Just by hearing about its effects, they kept trying to develop many knock-off versions. Although the effects were all good, they were still not as strong as the original!

Who would have thought he would fall for it today, experiencing the legendary soul contract, sharing life and death, never betraying each other!

If it weren't for the presence of an ancient god, he would have laughed out loud. He had lived for a thousand years and had tried every means to find out about the Xuqing Sect. But apart from what he learned from his master, the old ghost, he knew nothing else. He never expected that a thousand years later, he would become one of them.

This ridiculous fate made him feel that everything he had done was a joke!

But the ancient god was staring at him, and he couldn't smile. He knew that this was both an opportunity and a constraint for him, but he still made his choice. He was a smart man, and he knew where his sliver of hope lay!

Xuan He looked directly at the ancient god and solemnly said, "Junior Xuan He voluntarily becomes the guardian of the Xuqing Sect, and is willing to live and die with the sect, and never betray it!"

After he finished speaking, the spider lily pattern on his forehead became even more vivid and eye-catching; it was their vow!

A look of satisfaction flashed in the ancient god's eyes, and then he said, "Nine times nine equals one, Xuan He, you are the 100th guardian of the Xuqing Sect. You must protect her and safeguard the glory of the sect. Ye Ling is our only hope!"

Xuan He looked surprised and asked Ji Ming with puzzled eyes, "Ye Ling?"

But Ji Ming didn't answer his question, and continued, "Although I don't know why she chose you as her guardian, it's not impossible for you to enter the Dao through ghost cultivation. There are countless paths, none distinguishing between noble and lowly, only fate brings them together! Go, the sect has a method to regenerate bones and flesh for you, take her with you!"

Xuan He was filled with shock. The ability to grow flesh and bone was defying the heavens. This legendary technique actually existed in the Xuqing Sect. This was simply astonishing. He couldn't imagine just how profound the Xuqing Sect's foundation was!

As Ji Ming's voice grew fainter and fainter, he watched with a complicated expression as the other slowly closed his eyes and sank into the abyss!

The space that was originally shrouded in eerie mist was slowly revealed. On the huge crystal walls, there were engraved cultivation techniques, and the words on each technique were different!

Xuanhe approached and, overjoyed, exclaimed, "These are ancient cultivation techniques, and from different periods! This one is from the modern era... These were all left behind by the guardians of past generations? That's wonderful! Hahaha, hahaha!"

He then frowned and stared at the eerie mist behind the crystal walls, saying, "Could this be just a small part? Am I too weak? Do I need to gain their approval before the eerie mist will dissipate and allow me to cultivate?"

He didn't dwell on not being able to figure it out and continued to examine the cultivation techniques. As for the girl... she was the one who let him in, so what was wrong with waiting a little longer?